Key Events Flashcards

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Red Scare

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When the Government went after the Reds or communists.

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The Great Migration

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African Americans were mostly farmers and too poor in the south to be able to move. This event was when the racial barrier was broken and blacks moved north.

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Labor Strikes

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Industrial workers launched strikes to get wage increases.

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Palmer Raids

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Palmer and Hoover staged raids on the headquarters of suspicious groups.

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Race Riots(summer 1919)

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Teapot Dome

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Symbol of the corruption from the Harding administration. Fall(an Ohio gang member), rented out and leased private government owned property.

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Scopes Monkey Trials

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“The Butler Act” made evolution illegal to teach in schools. John scope volunteered to go against this in trial.

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Harlem Renaissance

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The jazz age rooted in African Americans and inspired jazz in Harlem.

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Prohibition 18th and 21st amendments

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The 18th amendment called for prohibition, making alcohol illegal. But this created more problems than there were before. The 21st amendment repealed the 18th, making alcohol legal again.

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19th Amendment

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Guaranteed that all women in any state had the right to vote.

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